Optometry Schools Tuition & Fees for Doctor of Optometry (DO) Degree

In United States, 23 Optometry schools offer Doctor of Optometry (DO) programs. The Optometry schools are accredited by Accreditation Council on Optometric Education (ACOE).
The 2024 average tuition & fees for Optometry program is $37,367 for state residents and $44,288 for out-of-state students. The average GPA (Overall) of enrolled students is 3.51. To apply to Doctor of Optometry (DO) program, the OAT (Academic) score is usually required and the average OAT (Academic) score is 323.
To apply to optometry schools, applicants need to use Optometry Centralized Application Service (OptomCAS). Applicants will submit required components such as transcripts and test score in the application process on OptomCAS. The following components are commonly required by optometry schools for applying to a Doctor of Optometry (DO) program.
  • Optometry Centralized Application Service (OptomCAS) Application
  • Completed undergraduate study (or 90 semester hours) at an accredited college or universities.
  • GPA 2.75 or above on a 4.0 scale.
  • No more than 50 semester hours at a two-years college.
  • Complete prerequisite courses. Some science courses require laboratory experiments.
  • Take Optometry Admission Test (OAT) or alternative test (GRE, MCAT, DAT, and/or PCAT)

Optometry School Tuition & Score Comparison Table

School NameStateFoundedOptometry
Tuition & Fees
Application FeeGPAOAT (Academic)ApplicantsEnrolled
UAB School of Optometry
Public
AL - $54,011 ($28,970) $753.63321424 48
Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry & Vision Science (Berkeley Optometry)
Public
CA - $48,743 ($36,498) $663.57340322 67
Western University of Health Sciences College of Optometry
Private
CA - $42,620 -3.20309410 77
Marshall B Ketchum University
Private
AL - $48,433 $753.50341542 103
Nova Southeastern University
Private
FL - $41,774 $503.51329850 103
Chicago College of Optometry
Private
IL - $46,767 -3.41300620 66
Illinois College of Optometry
Private
IL - $46,100 -3.48319599 110
Indiana University School of Optometry
Public
IN - $45,249 ($32,713) $703.75-661 83
Kentucky College of Optometry
Private
KY - $44,999 -3.30301604 65
MCPHS University
Private
MA - $48,270 -3.40313509 56
New England College of Optometry
Private
MA - $48,198 $303.47331854 130
Michigan College of Optometry
Public
MI - $33,521 ($33,521) -3.69332247 38
University of Missouri-St Louis College of Optometry
Public
MO - $43,849 ($26,562) $503.51316504 41
SUNY College of Optometry
Public
NY - $51,740 ($30,440) $403.60344453 96
Ohio State University College of Optometry
Public
OH - $50,687 ($29,631) $603.68342511 69
OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY
Public
OK - $41,822 ($21,772) $753.70316240 28
Pacific University College of Optometry
Private
OR - $46,925 -3.55328381 91
Pennsylvania College of Optometry
Private
PA - $46,305 -3.36300890 137
Southern College of Optometry
Private
TN - $40,358 $503.69335771 133
University of Houston College of Optometry
Public
TX - $29,252 ($17,060) $503.64340714 94
Rosenberg School of Optometry
Private
TX - $41,396 -3.42314508 64
Inter American University of Puerto Rico School of Optometry
Private
PR - $30,640 -3.18335210 60
Arizona College of Optometry
Private
AZ - $46,963 -3.60307708 63
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